Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with follow in American Collocation
follow
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈfɑloʊ/
closely
closely
A neighbour saw him dashing into the Smiths’ house, followed closely by Emily.
quickly
quickly
speedily
swiftly
The betrayed husband swiftly followed the couple and found them in a hotel.
obediently
dutifully
meekly
obediently
Some dogs obediently follow their owners.
soon or immediately
closely
directly
immediately
quickly
shortly
soon
swiftly
There was a small explosion, followed immediately by a larger one.
naturally or logically
inevitably
logically
naturally
Each section follows logically from the previous one, telling a story, rather than being a collections of facts.
if needed or wanted
optionally
The final school qualification is split into two parts, AS followed optionally by A2 .